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ABB IRB 6700 at United States

Next-generation large industrial robot family with payloads from 150 to 300 kg and reaches from 2.6 to 3.2 meters for material handling and spot welding.

ABB IRB 6700 by ABB Robotics · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Industrial Robots

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ABB IRB 6700 robots are used at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in body shop and assembly operations, consistent with the model's intended role as an automotive body-shop robot.

Key facts

Fleet
ABB IRB 6700 robots
Operator
BMW Group
Use Case
Body shop and assembly operations

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
fleet 1000 plus

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Safety record

No incidents on record for ABB IRB 6700 at United States.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
ABB IRB 6700
Company
ABB Robotics
Location
United States
Operator
ABB Robotics
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2017-01-01
ID
78a1192b-0d2f-4e81-ac01-34fdbdfa9ce9

Timeline

  1. Jan 2017
    First recorded
    ABB IRB 6700 first documented operating at United States.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. ABB IRB 6700 product page: automotive body-shop robot · https://new.abb.com/products/robotics/industrial-robots/irb-6700
  2. BMW Group Plant Spartanburg: ABB robotics in body shop and assembly · https://press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0310862EN_US/bmw-group-plant-spartanburg-uses-abb-robotics
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: industrial_robot

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the ABB IRB 6700 deployment at United States?
ABB IRB 6700, built by ABB Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. ABB Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ABB IRB 6700 at United States?
ABB Robotics, the manufacturer of ABB IRB 6700, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ABB IRB 6700 deployment at United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ABB IRB 6700 deployment at United States?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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